You may wonder why I'm writing this here in GD as opposed to the Florida forum. Well, our Mayor was arrested for doing the same things that Christine O'Donnell is accused of doing. She was arrested yesterday and quickly resigned from her post as Mayor.
http://www.wptv.com/dpp/news/region_st_lucie_county/port_st_lucie/port-st.-lucie-mayor-arrestedThe charges stem from the mayor's 2006 campaign.
A political critic of the mayor requested copies of her fundraising documents and filed a complaint with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.
The FDLE says Christensen deposited approximately $3,800 of her campaign funds into her personal account to pay personal bills and expenses.
The arrest caps off what has been a turbulent month for the mayor which started with the arrest of her son for providing alcohol to a minor.
Erik Christensen was arrested Aug. 20 on a misdemeanor charge of serving alcohol to a 15-year-old girl July 30 while his parents were out of town.
That led to a very public feud between the mayor and the police union.
Last month police unions gathered outside Port St. Lucie City Hall to demand Christensen resign over comments she made in a private e-mail sent to more than 70 people.
In that e-mail, Christensen accused the department of arresting her 18-year-old son, Erik, in retaliation for her supporting police layoffs and increases to health care benefits as part of citywide budget cuts. Christensen said she would not resign and apologized for her remarks.
The police union says on Thursday at 2 p.m. it will file an injunction to stop cuts to the force. 24 PSL police officers and 3 civilian police employees are slated to be laid off.
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